Last weekend I attended a small gathering for a bonfire and party. I was taking some aerial photos of the event and the most amazing private garden I had seen, and in my neighborhood. I hope to get a nice... Read more →

The “GSF” is the new AutoCAD 2022 (and the Specialized Toolsets) graphics system and an acronym for Graphics System Fabric. “GSF is a completely new cross platform 3D graphics system being developed for AutoCAD, leveraging all the power of modern... Read more →

Fun historical Autodesk fact. The singer/guitarist for the band Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia once visited an Autodesk office. Read more →

In packing my house up to move, I am going through boxes of my technology and Autodesk history items and having a blast remembering all the tech and fun times. There is a slew of my phones and PDA, from... Read more →

Arabic language support launched in Autodesk community such as the Autodesk community forums, user group network, and Expert Elite. This will provide Arabic speakers their voice in participating in our community in their language. يسعدنا أن نعلن عن إطلاق برامجنا... Read more →

(above) Photo of board where people placed their stickers they had to wear with their waiting times after vaccination. I have had both vaccination shots of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. While I had some minor side effects like low energy... Read more →

How will we design sustainable communities in the future? Debuting this November, take a first look at the new interactive exhibit from Autodesk and Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building “Future Communities” highlights the benefits of automation in how we work.... Read more →

Thank you to all that attended last Thursdays Community Conversation titled “Computational Geometry: Model / Physical types with Dynamo” with Jacob Small, Sol Amour. Sol and Jacob took several Dynamo questions, explained model geometry types, and walked through how to... Read more →

If you have tried out the Autodesk Inventor 2022, and found the feature Model States a favorite, you can thank a fellow Autodesk Inventor user Curtis W. and 767 people that voted, and 90 who commented on it. The request... Read more →

I'm hosting a free Community Conversation online meetup event this week, come learn Dynamo. Thursday, Apr 22, 2021, at 10:00 AM PDT With Dynamo experts Jacob Small and Dynamo Product Manager Sol Amour. After exploring Abstract geometry types in depth,... Read more →

Autodesk has released the new Design Collaboration Module that provides a means for easy cloud collaboration with DWG files in Revit. “What’s the Design Collaboration module? Design Collaboration is a web-based product module included in our cloud offerings BIM Collaborate... Read more →

The call for proposals and voting on submitted proposals are open, but time is running out and only a couple more weeks to get your proposal in or vote those you would like to see at AU 2021. Check out... Read more →

This tip is from 2019 by Frank Mayfield, but super relevant today with the recent new releases of Autodesk products and most everyone using multiple products or managing multiple machines and users and needing an easier method to uninstall products... Read more →

“Imagine a collaboration utopia for architects, engineers, fabricators, contractors, and project owners. What would it be like? Maybe it’s a world where all software talks to each other, regardless of which company sells it. Maybe it’s a world where no... Read more →

The Autodesk Community is a global network of connected customers, partners and employees who learn from each other, develop professional practice, and drive innovation in their respective industries. Autodesk Community programs help anyone connect, solve problems, share expertise and realize... Read more →

Here is a nice article AECMAGAZINE’s Martyn Day featuring Autodesk’s Amy Marks, Autodesk’s Head of Industrialized Construction Strategy & Evangelism a,so known as “Queen of Prefab.” “Everybody’s talking about Design for Manufacturing and Assembly. While very few firms are actually... Read more →

In the United States, Commercial UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems aka drone) FAA Part 107 testing has changed for those requiring a recurrent exam. I have been certified as a remote UAS pilot since the FAA Part 107 Commercial UAS certification... Read more →

Register now for this weeks two separate Autodesk Community Conversations. What are Community Conversations? Community Conversations provide opportunities for engineers, designers, artists, and makers to meet in a safe, live, virtual setting to share expertise, get to know leaders in... Read more →

This YouTube playlist highlights 37 new features for design productivity, interoperability, documentation efficiency, and developers in Autodesk Revit 2022. Revit 2022 Playlist Some Direct feature video Links: The Shared Views feature makes it easy for you to share 2D and... Read more →

The new Autodesk Inventor is available and has several key updates, enhancements, and as usual a bunch under the hood for usability and fixes and attributed to customer feedback in the pre-release customer betas, Inventor Idea board, and user sessions.... Read more →

Jeremy Tammik provided a heads up on his Building Coder blog to a session with Revit Product Managers Harlan Brumm and Sasha Crotty today at 12:30 Pacific Time and another full what's new session on April 13th. Link: Sneak Peek,... Read more →

The Forge teams Mikako Harada just announced on the Forge blog that there is a new API type. Autodesk Construction Cloud API, has been added to the Forge dev portals My Apps->Create App page. This is a precursor to the... Read more →

I just returned refreshed from disconnecting and enjoying the beautiful Oregon Coast for spring break. The time was restorative with sunny fresh ocean breeze days watching the ocean waves, exploring tide pools, adventures, and watching sunsets. I also received my... Read more →